Torvald Dialectical Journal
1. Page 16: “You can find money anywhere and everywhere. But the moment you have it, it runs right through your fingers.” ~Torvald
a. This statement stands out to me, it reminds me of slim running through your hands, with money being the slim. This image would not be possible without the author’s word choir. He could have just said, “you spend money quickly,” but he decided to add in an element of imagery to capture the audience.
2. Page 33: “However terrible I may actually feel, I want to prolong the agony.” ~Dr. Rank
a. This statement is about death. He is saying that no matter how horrible his body may feel he would rather live through the pain than just die. The use of the words “prolong the agony,” stand out to me. Personally, when …show more content…
Initially I had a different perspective on this line. I just thought it was cool, because it makes me think of the sweat melodies that humming birds sing at the begin of a beautiful spring day. But after reading the play, I had a different perspective on the line. It’s ironic. Torvald does not yet know that his song bird (his wife) has been singing false notes for eight years.
5. Page 60: “You little scamp!” ~Torvald
a. Personally, I thought the choice to use the word scamp about one’s wife was an interesting “pet name.” Sheds light on Torvalds’s childlike/doll like treatment of his wife.
6. Page 51: “Every breath the children take is filled with the germs of evil.” ~Torvald
a. The word choice of this line provides the audiences with an image of children breathing in green odors.
7. Page 72: “You’re an enigma to me”
a. In my opinion, the word “enigma” has a negative connotation connected to it, and when trying to confess one’s love for another, one should not call them an enigma.
8. Page 78: “And then in the spring you’ll float up to the surface all bloated and unrecognizable, your hair fallen out.” ~Krogstad
a. This line provides a morbid use of imagery, through the word choice: float up to the surface all bloated and unrecognizable. Personally, I imagine a scene from SVU.
9. Page 89: “Look at me now-I’m like a shipwrecked man clinging to a piece of wreckage”
a. This statement stands out to me, it reminds me of slim running through your hands, with money being the slim. This image would not be possible without the author’s word choir. He could have just said, “you spend money quickly,” but he decided to add in an element of imagery to capture the audience.
2. Page 33: “However terrible I may actually feel, I want to prolong the agony.” ~Dr. Rank
a. This statement is about death. He is saying that no matter how horrible his body may feel he would rather live through the pain than just die. The use of the words “prolong the agony,” stand out to me. Personally, when …show more content…
Initially I had a different perspective on this line. I just thought it was cool, because it makes me think of the sweat melodies that humming birds sing at the begin of a beautiful spring day. But after reading the play, I had a different perspective on the line. It’s ironic. Torvald does not yet know that his song bird (his wife) has been singing false notes for eight years.
5. Page 60: “You little scamp!” ~Torvald
a. Personally, I thought the choice to use the word scamp about one’s wife was an interesting “pet name.” Sheds light on Torvalds’s childlike/doll like treatment of his wife.
6. Page 51: “Every breath the children take is filled with the germs of evil.” ~Torvald
a. The word choice of this line provides the audiences with an image of children breathing in green odors.
7. Page 72: “You’re an enigma to me”
a. In my opinion, the word “enigma” has a negative connotation connected to it, and when trying to confess one’s love for another, one should not call them an enigma.
8. Page 78: “And then in the spring you’ll float up to the surface all bloated and unrecognizable, your hair fallen out.” ~Krogstad
a. This line provides a morbid use of imagery, through the word choice: float up to the surface all bloated and unrecognizable. Personally, I imagine a scene from SVU.
9. Page 89: “Look at me now-I’m like a shipwrecked man clinging to a piece of wreckage”